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Ann Gioe posted on the forum topic Promote Your Posts with Sociable in the group Support: 3 days, 4 hours ago · View

I went into settings and tried to add email and stumbleupon, but it wouldn’t allow me to check any more boxes – am I doing something wrong?
Ann Gioe

HS posted on the forum topic Promote Your Posts with Sociable in the group Support: 3 days, 11 hours ago · View

@agioe,

Try it in your dashboard, not from your Profile page. Under “Settings” is a “Sociable” tab.

HS posted on the forum topic New Front Page Design in the group Support: 3 days, 23 hours ago · View

So some of you love it and some aren’t so sure…

There is another option that we are considering. We could make our Featured Posts page the front page. This would feature some of you more, but might detract from the overall feeling of community interaction.

http://housingstorm.com/featured-posts/

Let us know if you have any thoughts.

HS started the forum topic Promote Your Posts with Sociable in the group Support: 3 days, 23 hours ago · View

Promoting your posts on popular social networking and bookmarking sites couldn’t be any easier. Each of your blogs has a “plugin” enabled called Sociable. If it’s not there, activate it in your Plugins Menu. You can adjust your settings in your dashboard under Settings – Sociable. From there, you simple check the box of the [...]

HS posted on the forum topic New Feature: Dashboard Admin Drop Down Menu in the group Support: 1 week, 3 days ago · View

We’ve found a bug in the Plugin with the Chaotic Soul Theme…it doesn’t allow you to upload a new Header. When we disabled the Plugin, the upload worked.

If you are using the Plugin and can’t upload images, especially Headers, deactivate the Plugin and try again.

Greg Fielding started the forum topic Add Your Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook Links to Your Profile and Blog in the group Support: 1 week, 4 days ago · View

We’ve updated the options on your Profile Pages to include Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook Profile Links. Simply input the info in the Fields. Log In and click on your Name. Click “Profile” – “Edit”…then click “contact information” To easily add these links to your blog or website, follow the directions for adding your profile to [...]

HS started the forum topic New Feature: Dashboard Admin Drop Down Menu in the group Support: 1 week, 4 days ago · View

This will make navigating through your Dashboard much more intuitive. We’ve added an optional Plugin that turns your Sidebar menu into a drop down menu from the top of your screen. For those who want to try it, set up is easy. Click “Plugins” – “Installed”…and scroll down to “Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu”. Click [...]

Greg Fielding posted on the forum topic Suggestions and Feedback in the group Support: 1 week, 5 days ago · View

@therentables gave some great feedback about the Front Page having an Activity Stream vs. Blog Posts (especially because we make money by selling Premium blogs). We wanted to share our thought process with all of you: Our vision has always been to be more than just a blog host…our dream has been to build an active [...]

HS started the forum topic Suggestions and Feedback in the group Support: 1 week, 5 days ago · View

Please any Suggestions, Tips, and Feedback to help us make HousingStorm.com better for you.

HS started the forum topic Bugs and Errors in the group Support: 1 week, 5 days ago · View

Each of you will occasionally find a bug or get an error message. Please post them here so we can fix them!

HS started the forum topic Add Your Profile to Your Blog or Website in the group Support: 1 week, 5 days ago · View

You can easily add and customize your image, name, and contact information to the sidebar of your blog or website with a handy new widget: BP Profile for Blogs In your Dashboard, click “Appearances” – “Widgets” and simply drag-and-drop the “BP Profile for Blogs” Widget over to your sidebar. Then, you can simply select which [...]

Greg Fielding started the forum topic Change Notification Settings in the group Support: 1 week, 5 days ago · View

Don’t want to be bombarded with HousingStorm emails all day? You’ve got the flexibility to choose which notifications you would like to receive. Access your “Notifications” Page under “Settings” on your Profile Page, or by clicking “My Account” – “Settings” – Notifications” in the Admin Bar at the top of your screen. Simply select “Yes” [...]

Elizabeth Weintraub joined the group Support 2 weeks ago · View

HS started the forum topic Add Your Logo to Your Blog in the group Support: 2 weeks ago · View

We’ve just added a new feature that allows you to easily add a clickable image or logo to the sidebar of you blog without any fancy html coding. In your Dashboard, click “appearances”, then “widgets”. Drag the “Image Widget” to your sidebar. You can select an image from your media library or upload a new [...]

HS started the forum topic Embedding Videos to your Activity Stream and Blog in the group Support: 2 weeks, 1 day ago · View

Embedding videos on your profile or blog couldn’t be any easier. No coding is required. Simply copy and paste the URL (website address) of the video into your Activity Stream or in a blog post and hit Publish. HousingStorm automatically converts the URL into the video and displays the player. Compatible services include: YouTube Blip.tv [...]

Aaron Lewis joined the group Support 2 weeks, 2 days ago · View

HS started the forum topic Sitewide Search Feature in the group Support: 2 weeks, 2 days ago · View

We’ve just added a handy search box in the sidebar of the Front Page that allows visitors to search ANY topic on ANY blog/website in our community.

Another great way for you to get found.

Ann Gioe posted an update in the group Support: 2 weeks, 2 days ago · View

Thanks for all the good tips Greg, I’ve been taking your advice….the best responses I get from any website I participate in come from this sight…

Ann Gioe joined the group Support 2 weeks, 2 days ago · View

Greg Fielding started the forum topic New Front Page Design in the group Support: 2 weeks, 3 days ago · View

A lot of you are probably checking out our new design. It’s sleek, sexy, and cutting-edge. Most importantly, it is going to do a much better job of promoting YOU. All of your activity will be shown in the activity stream on the front page, giving you lots of extra exposure. And for your own [...]